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World Service Listings for 8 – 14 May 2021 Page 1 of 16 World Service Listings for 8 – 14 May 2021 Page 1 of 16 SATURDAY 08 MAY 2021 A short walk in the Russian woods Producer: Ant Adeane Another chance to hear Oleg Boldyrev of BBC Russian SAT 01:00 BBC News (w172xzjhw8w2cdg) enjoying last year's Spring lockdown in the company of fallen The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. trees, fungi, and beaver dams. SAT 05:50 More or Less (w3ct2djx) Finding Mexico City’s real death toll Image: 'Open Jirga' presenter Shazia Haya with all female SAT 01:06 Business Matters (w172xvq9r0rzqq5) audience in Kandahar Mexico City’s official Covid 19 death toll did not seem to President Biden insists US is 'on the right track' despite lower Credit: BBC Media Action reflect the full extent of the crisis that hit the country in the job numbers spring of 2020 - this is according to Laurianne Despeghel and Mario Romero. These two ordinary citizens used publicly The US economy added 266,000 jobs in April, far fewer than SAT 03:50 Witness History (w3ct1wyg) available data to show that excess deaths during the crisis - economists had predicted. President Biden has said his Surviving Guantanamo that’s the total number of extra deaths compared to previous economic plan is working despite the disappointing numbers. years - was four times higher than the confirmed Covid 19 We get analysis from Diane Swonk, chief economist at After 9/11 the USA began a programme of 'extraordinary deaths. accountancy firm Grant Thornton in Chicago. rendition', moving prisoners between countries without legal Also in the programme, Kai Ryssdal from our US partners representation. Mohamedou Ould Slahi from Mauritania was Marketplace talks to Dr Scott Anzalone in Logan, Ohio, about a one of those detained at the US military facility in Cuba, (Mexican Red Cross ambulances transfer Covid-19 patients to shortage of doctors in his town. Guantanamo Bay. He tells Rebecca Kesby how he was tortured emergency rooms that still have beds. Credit: Alfredo And the BBC's Justin Rowlatt finds out whether electric cars by American military personnel, and held for 15 years without Estrella/Getty Images) are likely to become dominant more quickly than had charge. He's written a best-selling book about his experiences, previously been expected. 'Guantanamo diary', which has recently been made into a film. Plus, we hear how delivery drivers in Indonesia are using apps SAT 06:00 BBC News (w172xzjhw8w2z43) to conceal their real locations in order to secure more business, (PHOTO: Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a Guantanamo Bay prisoner The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. from Vice reporter Rida Qadri. who wrote a book about his experiences in the military prison, poses on October 18, 2016 in Nouakchott, after he was reunited Rahul Tandon is joined throughout the programme by Peter with his family in his native Mauritania. (Photo credit SAT 06:06 Weekend (w172xyt4r1lfcd6) Ryan, ABC's senior business correspondent in Sydney. STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images) Indian Prime Minister Modi expected to ask West to waive Covid vaccine patents (Picture: A 'now hiring' sign. Credit: Getty Images) SAT 04:00 BBC News (w172xzjhw8w2qmv) The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to ask The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. Western countries to waive patents for Covid-19 vaccines. It SAT 02:00 BBC News (w172xzjhw8w2h4l) comes amid a devastating surge of Covid infections across The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. India, which is now making its way into rural communities that SAT 04:06 The Real Story (w3ct1hsb) are badly equipped to deal with the virus. Germany after Merkel SAT 02:06 The Newsroom (w172xyxfhz0533v) Also in the programme: The United States has called for a de- The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen Angela Merkel is the longest serving leader in the European escalation of tensions in Jerusalem after nearly two hundred Union. Known as Mutti, or mother, to her supporters, Merkel is Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli police, and is credited with keeping Germany stable in the midst of global and ballet on point when it comes to issues of power imbalance and SAT 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzkbb0grvdz) European crises with her steely yet non-confrontational style of diversity? The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. leadership. But the German Chancellor is stepping down later this year when the country goes to polls. Voters will then decide To discuss these stories and more, Celia Hatton is joined by whether to choose a successor who'll maintain her style, or back Maya Goodfellow a London based writer and academic SAT 02:32 Stumped (w3ct1lbc) more dramatic change. Support for Mrs Merkel’s CDU has specialising in race and immigration, and Rami Khouri, a 'Corruptors are getting more sophisticated' dropped after a series of unpopular lockdowns and a patchy professor of journalism and a non-resident senior fellow at the coronavirus vaccine rollout. The Greens, who are promising Kennedy School of Harvard University in Boston. On this week's Stumped podcast Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell more climate-friendly policies at home and a pivot towards and Charu Sharma discuss the suspension of the IPL. They ask Nato and the United States abroad, are polling well. And the far (Photo: An Indian man receives a dose of a vaccine against whether the decision has to come too later and debate what will right still garners hundreds of thousands of votes. So what does COVID-19, during a vaccination campaign at KC General happen next for cricket in India. the future hold for Germany after 16 years of Angela Merkel? Hospital in Bangalore, India. Credit: EPA/JAGADEESH NV) Will it now enter a period of uncertainty after years of stability? Plus the team are joined by Alex Marshall, the ICC Anti- Does it have the right leadership to navigate the uncertainties of Corruption Unit General Manager. He tells us what they do to a post-Covid economic recovery? And how will it balance the SAT 07:00 BBC News (w172xzjhw8w32w7) tackle corruption and how convicted cricketers are helped economic and strategic interests of the United States and EU on The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. following a ban. one side, and Russia and China on the other? Ritula Shah is joined by a panel of experts. We hear from Scottish cricketer Abtaha Maqsood on Ramadan, SAT 07:06 Weekend (w172xyt4r1lfh4b) wearing a Hijab and preparing to play for the Birmingham Violent clashes in Jerusalem between Israeli police and Phoenix in the Hundred. SAT 05:00 BBC News (w172xzjhw8w2vcz) Palestinian protesters The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. Photo: A cricket ball is caught in a pair of wicket keeping There's been unrest in Jerusalem over the potential eviction of gloves with a fan of Australian fifty dollar notes (Credit: Getty Palestinian families from land claimed by Israeli settlers. images) SAT 05:06 The Newsroom (w172xyxfhz05gc7) Hundreds of people, both protesters, and police were wounded The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen in the clashes. SAT 03:00 BBC News (w172xzjhw8w2lwq) Also in the programme: results are coming in from Britain's The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. SAT 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzkbb0gs6nc) biggest polls since the 2019 General Election; and the The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. extraordinary stories of Jewish families who used classified adverts in the Guardian newspaper to flee the Holocaust and SAT 03:06 The Fifth Floor (w3ct20dv) save their loved ones. Women and peace in Afghanistan SAT 05:32 Trending (w3ct2dmk) The Anti-Vax Files To discuss these stories and more, Celia Hatton is joined by The BBC Media Action team in Afghanistan recently went on Maya Goodfellow, a London based writer and academic the road with their programme Open Jirga to hear about Vaccine heroes fight back specialising in race and immigration, and Rami Khouri, women’s hopes and fears for any peace deal between the professor of journalism and a non-resident senior fellow at the Afghan government and the Taliban. Presenter Shazia Haya Nicole is a paediatrician in Ohio who was shocked when she Kennedy School of Harvard University in Boston. heard from the ambitious young women of Herat’s all-female received a ton of nasty comments on one of her online videos. robotics team, and from women in the Taliban heartland city of Her “mistake” was providing reliable, evidence-based (Photo: Israeli police aim their weapons during clashes with Kandahar who risked their lives to have their voices heart. information about vaccines. Palestinians in the compound that houses Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City, May 7, 2021. Credit: REUTERS/Ammar Baghdad's graffiti artists It meant that anti-vaccine activists targeted her. But with the Awad) A group of graffiti artists in the Iraqi capital Baghdad have help of a group of volunteer medical professionals called Shots been painting murals and portraits in poor, rundown areas of the Heard Around the World, she led a fight back against abuse and city. The artworks feature famous people and local folk heroes, disinformation. SAT 08:00 BBC News (w172xzjhw8w36mc) as BBC Arabic’s Haddad Salih explains. The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. The pandemic is far from over – but there are signs that science Who is the new president of Tanzania? is winning out over hardcore anti-vaccine lies. President Samia Suluhu Hassan took office less than two SAT 08:06 Weekend (w172xyt4r1lflwg) months ago after the sudden death of her predecessor, John In the final episode of the series, we reveal the extent of Hundreds injured in unrest in Jerusalem Magufuli.
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